CN102640156B

CN102640156B - For analyzing the system and method for nonstandard facilities operation intracardiac in the data

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Publication number: CN102640156B
Application number: CN201080054703.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·戴尔加斯; 安德斯·托比约恩·延森
Original assignee: American Power Conversion Corp
Current assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corp
Priority date: 2009-12-03
Filing date: 2010-12-02
Publication date: 2015-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-02
Also published as: AU2010325987B2; RU2569563C2; CN102640156A; US8433547B2; EP2507730A1; US20110137713A1; BR112012013456A2; WO2011068948A1; AU2010325987A1; RU2012122364A

Abstract

Provide the data center management appliance of a kind of computer implemented method and the non-standard operation for the element at simulated data center.The method comprises following action: determine by data center's elements affect data center resource, select a simulator based on data center resource and data center's element from multiple simulator, and use simulator to generate the impact analysis of the non-standard operation of data center's element.Data center management appliance comprises network interface, storer and is coupled to the controller of network interface and storer.Controller is configured to determine by the data center resource of data center's elements affect, select the first simulator and use first simulator to generate the impact analysis of the non-standard operation of data center's element based on data center resource and data center's element from multiple simulator.

Description

For analyzing the system and method for nonstandard facilities operation intracardiac in the data

background

Invention field

Relating generally to device for simulated data center and process according at least one aspect of the present invention, more specifically, relating to device and the process of the impact of the non-standard operation of the one or more elements for analyzing data center.

The discussion of correlation technique

In response to the growing demand of the economy based on information, information technology network continues to increase sharply in the whole world.A performance of this growth is the network data center of centralization.The network data center of centralization is made up of the various Information Technology Equipments of juxtaposition in the structure providing network connectivty, electric power and cooling power usually.Equipment be usually positioned in be called " frame " these communications integrated, electric power and cooling element special shell in.In some data center configuration, number row frame be organized into the passage of heat with in cold passage to reduce and to cool the relevant cost of Information Technology Equipment.These features make data center become has cost-efficient mode to provide the computing power needed for many software application.

Various process and software application are developed to help data center personnel design data center.In order to realize data center's design process, some in these instruments allow user to create the logical model of data center.These logical models allow user's plan, test and reconfigure several data center layout to determine which layout can be expected the data center's performance desired by meeting and cost feature.

Summary of the invention

The evaluation of the ability of the immediate analysis of the total impact on data center of the non-standard operation provided the one or more elements be included in data center is provided according to the data center management system that aspect of the present invention display is conventional.These non-standard operations can comprise any state with the incongruent operation of expection operating performance of data center element, such as slow operation, with the efficiency reduced or the operation of capacity and the utter failure of operation.According to various embodiment, aspect provides the multidimensional analysis of the expection of the impact on the one or more data centers element operated in a non-standard manner.In these embodiments, carry out described analysis in response to the request from external entity such as user or another system, and the result of described analysis is provided to external entity.Therefore embodiment can externally that provide the expection of the potential impact of the non-standard operation that one or more data centers elements is described in detail in detail instead of the retrospective notice of entity.

According to an embodiment, provide the computer implemented method of the non-standard operation of the element for simulated data center.The method comprises following action: determine by least one first data center resource of at least one first data center's elements affect, at least one first simulator is selected from multiple simulator at least in part based at least one first data center resource described and at least described first data center's element, and use at least one first simulator described to generate the first impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element, wherein generate described analysis and comprise at least one the second data center's element identified by the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.

In the method, determine that the action of at least one the first data center resource can comprise the action receiving configuration management information from the database of benchmark, described benchmark calculates based on the measurement result obtained during analog information and the operation at least in part based on the heart in the data at least in part.In addition, select the action of at least one the first simulator can comprise the action of selection at least two simulators, and the action generating impact analysis can comprise the action generating the impact analysis of crossing at least two data center resource.In addition, the action of at least one the first simulator is selected can to comprise the action selecting at least one the first simulator from multiple simulators of at least one simulator comprised cooling s imulation device and electric power simulator from multiple simulator.And the action generating the first impact analysis can comprise the list of generation serious affected data center element and generate the action with the list of data center's element of the redundancy be affected.

The method can also comprise following action: determine by least one second data center resource of at least one the 3rd data center's elements affect identified in the list of serious affected data center element, select at least one second simulator based at least one second data center resource described and at least one the 3rd data center's element described from multiple simulator at least in part, and use at least one second simulator described to generate the second impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one the 3rd data center's element.In addition, the method can also comprise the action providing impact analysis to external entity.In the method, the action of impact analysis is provided can to comprise the action being provided impact analysis by system interface to external system to external entity.In addition, the action of impact analysis is provided can to comprise the action being provided impact analysis by user interface to user to external entity.

According to another embodiment, provide data center management appliance.Data center management appliance comprises network interface, storer and is coupled to the controller of network interface and storer.In this embodiment, this controller is configured to determine at least one first data center resource by least one first data center's elements affect, at least one first simulator is selected from multiple simulator at least in part based at least one first data center resource described and at least one first data center's element described, and use at least one first simulator described to generate the first impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element described, described first impact analysis identification is by least one second data center's element of the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.

In this data center management appliance, be configured to determine that the controller of at least one the first data center resource can also be configured to receive configuration management information from the database of benchmark, described benchmark calculates based on analog information and the measurement result that obtains during being based, at least in part, on the operation of data center at least in part.In addition, be configured to select at least one first simulator and the controller generating impact analysis can also be configured to select at least two simulators and generate the impact analysis of crossing at least two data center resource.In addition, be configured to select the controller of at least one the first simulator can also be configured to select at least one first simulator described from multiple simulators of at least one simulator comprised cooling s imulation device and electric power simulator from multiple simulator.And the controller being configured to generation first impact analysis can also be configured to the list of generation serious affected data center element and generate the list with data center's element of the redundancy be affected.

In this data center management appliance, controller can also be configured to determine at least one second data center resource by least one the 3rd data center's elements affect identified in the list of serious affected data center element, select at least one second simulator based at least one second data center resource described and at least one the 3rd data center's element described from multiple simulator at least in part, and use at least one second simulator described to generate the second impact analysis.In addition, controller can also be configured to provide impact analysis to external entity.In addition, be configured to provide the controller of impact analysis can also be configured to provide impact analysis by system interface to external system to external entity.In addition, be configured to provide the controller of impact analysis can also be configured to provide impact analysis by user interface to user to external entity.

According to another embodiment, provide data center management appliance.Data center management appliance comprises network interface, storer and analysis institution, described analysis institution is used for the impact of the non-standard operation analyzing at least one first data center's element for multiple data center resource, described analysis institution comprises identification mechanism, and described identification mechanism is for identifying by least one second data center's element of the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.In this embodiment, described analysis institution can comprise the mechanism of at least one for analyzing in cooling and electric power.

Be discussed in detail the other side of these exemplary aspects and embodiment, embodiment and advantage below.Any embodiment disclosed herein can with target disclosed herein, object and at least one the consistent any mode in needing to combine with other embodiment any, and to " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " optional embodiment ", " various embodiment ", " embodiment ", " at least one embodiment ", mentioning of " this and other embodiment " or similar terms is not necessarily mutually exclusive, and be used to refer to the special characteristic described about embodiment, structure or characteristic can be included at least one embodiment.Differ to establish a capital in the appearance of term so herein and refer to same embodiment.Accompanying drawing is included to provide the illustration of various aspect and embodiment and understands further, and merges in this manual and form the part of this instructions.Accompanying drawing together with the remainder one of this instructions be used from described by explanation with the principle of the aspect advocated and embodiment and operation.

Accompanying drawing is sketched

Below with reference to the accompanying drawings the various aspects of at least one embodiment are discussed, and accompanying drawing is not defined as and draws in proportion.Technical characteristic in accompanying drawing, detailed description or any claim is followed by the occasion of reference symbol, and reference symbol is included to improve the sole purpose of the intelligibility of accompanying drawing, detailed description and claim.Correspondingly, be with or without reference symbol and be all not intended to there is any limitations affect to the scope of the element of any claim.In the accompanying drawings, each identical or almost identical parts illustrated in different drawings are represented by similar numeral.For purposes of clarity, be not that each parts may mark in each accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing provides in order to the object of illustration and explanation, and is not the definition of expection as restriction of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of exemplary computer system, wherein can realize according to various aspect of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the block diagram comprising the data center of data center management appliance according to aspect of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the block diagram according to data center management appliance of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the figure according to user interface of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the figure according to user interface of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of the exemplary processes for carrying out non-standard operating influence analysis according to aspect of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram of the exemplary processes for determining affected data center resource according to aspect of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of the exemplary processes for selecting simulator according to aspect of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of the exemplary processes for generating impact analysis according to aspect of the present invention.

Describe in detail

Aspect and embodiment relate to device and the process of the impact of the non-standard operation of one or more elements intracardiac in assessment data.These elements can provide or consume one or more data center resource.Data center resource can comprise any feature of the data center such as realizing data center apparatus function.The example of data center resource comprises electric power, cooling, physical space (such as physically board space and frame U space), Remote Device Control ability, virtual resources, distributed computing resource, the storage of shared data, software supply, network time synchronization, physics and logical security and physics and logical network is connective and data transmission.According to an embodiment, computer system is particularly configured to carry out multidimensional analysis, and this multidimensional analysis calculates the impact in a non-standard manner on the supply of one or more data center resource and data center's element of consumption operation.In certain embodiments, the computer system of special configuration is data center management appliance, as discussed further below.In these embodiments, total impact evaluation of all elements that may relate to data center is finally converted on the impact calculated of data center resource availability to.

The embodiment of the method and apparatus discussed herein is not limited in the application to be set forth or the structure of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the details of layout in the following description.Described method and apparatus can realize in other embodiments and can be put into practice in many ways or perform.The embodiment of specific implementation only provides in order to illustrative object, and not to be defined as be restrictive.Particularly, the action discussed about any one or more embodiments, element and feature are not defined as to be got rid of from the similar effect what its embodiment in office.

In addition, the phraseology and terminology used herein are the objects in order to describe, and should not be regarded as restrictive.Also can comprise at the embodiment of the apparatus and method mentioned with odd number herein or element or action the multiple embodiment comprised in these elements, and with plural number the embodiment that also can comprise and only comprise discrete component mentioned to any embodiment or element or action herein.Be not for restriction disclosed system or method, their parts, action or element at present with mentioning of odd number or plural form.Herein, " including(comprises) ", " comprising(comprises) ", " having(has) ", " containing(comprises) ", " involving(relates to) " and use of its distortion mean the project and its equivalent and extra project that comprise and listing thereafter.To " or " mention and can be interpreted as comprising property, with use " or " any term of describing can indicate the single, more than one and whole of described project.To front and back, the left side and the right, top and bottom, above with below, any mentioning that be vertical and level be expected for convenience of description, instead of current apparatus and method or their parts be restricted to any position or dimensional orientation.

computer system

Various aspect described herein and function can be implemented as hardware or software in one or more computer system.There are many examples of current computer system in use.Except other, these examples comprise network equipment, personal computer, workstation, large scale computer, networking client, server, media server, application server, database server and web server.Other example of computer system can comprise mobile computing device such as cell phone and personal digital assistant and the network equipment such as load equalizer, router and switch.In addition, aspect can be positioned on single computer systems or can be distributed among multiple computer systems of being connected with one or more communication network.

Such as, various aspect and function can be distributed on and be configured to provide service to one or more client computer or perform among one or more computer systems of general assignment as a part for distributed system.In addition, aspect can be performed on client-server or multilayer system, and multilayer system comprises the parts of the various function of execution be distributed in one or more server system.Therefore, example is not limited to and performs on any particular system or system group.In addition, aspect can realize in software, hardware or firmware or their any combination.Therefore, can use in multiple hardwares and software merit rating realize in method, action, system, system element and parts, and example is not limited to any specific distributed structure/architecture, network or communication protocol.

With reference to figure 1, show the block diagram of Distributed Computer System 100, wherein can put into practice various aspect and function.Distributed Computer System 100 can comprise exchange, that is, one or more computer systems of transmission or the information of reception.Such as, as shown, Distributed Computer System 100 comprises computer system 102,104 and 106.As shown, computer system 102,104 and 106 is interconnected by network 108, and can exchange data by communicating with network 108.Network 108 can comprise any communication network, and computer system can exchange data by this communication network.In order to use network 108 to exchange data, computer system 102,104 and 106 and network 108 can use various method, protocol and standard, comprise token ring, Ethernet, wireless ethernet, bluetooth, TCP/IP, UDP, DTN, HTTP, FTP, SNMP, SMS, MMS, SS7, JSON, SOAP, CORBA, REST and web services inter alia.It is safe for transmitting in order to ensure data, and computer system 102,104 and 106 can use multiple safety measures, and---comprising such as TSL, SSL or VPN---transmits data by network 108.Although Distributed Computer System 100 shows the computer system of three networkings, Distributed Computer System 100 is not so limited, the computing equipment and any amount of department of computer science that can comprise any medium of use and communication protocol networking unifies.

Various aspect and function may be implemented as in one or more computer system---comprising the computer system 102 shown in Fig. 1---specialized hardware of middle execution or software.As shown, computer system 102 comprises processor 110, storer 112, bus 114, interface 116 and memory storage 118.Processor 110 can perform a series of instructions caused by the data handled.Processor 110 can be commercially available processor, such as Intel Xeon, Itanium, Core, Celeron, Pentium, AMD Opteron, Sun UltraSPARC, IBM Power5+ or IBM host chip, but can be the processor of any type, multiprocessor or controller.Processor 110 is connected to other system element by bus 114, comprises one or more memory devices 112.

Storer 112 may be used for storage program and data during the operation of computer system 102.Therefore, storer 112 can be relatively high performance volatile random access memory, such as dynamic RAM (DRAM) or static memory (SRAM).Such as, but storer 112 can comprise any equipment for storing data, disc driver or other non-volatile memory device.Storer 112 can be organized into specifically and to perform function disclosed herein in structure unique in some cases by various embodiment.

The parts of coupling computer system 102 can be carried out by interconnection element such as bus 114.Bus 114 can comprise one or more physical bus, such as, be integrated in the bus between the parts in uniform machinery, but any communicative couplings between system element can be included in, comprise special or standard calculating bussing technique such as IDE, SCSI, PCI and InfiniBand.Therefore, bus 114 enables communication such as data and instruction exchange between the system unit of computer system 102.

Computer system 102 also comprises the combination of one or more interfacing equipment 116 such as input equipment, output device and input-output apparatus.Interfacing equipment can receive input or provide output.More specifically, output device can provide information for external presentation.Input equipment can receive information from external source.The example of interfacing equipment comprises keyboard, mouse device, tracking ball, microphone, touch-screen, printing device, display screen, loudspeaker, network interface unit etc.Interfacing equipment allows computer system 102 exchange information and communicate with other system with external entity such as user.

Storage system 118 can comprise computer-readable and writable non-volatile data storage medium, wherein stores the instruction defining the program that can be performed by processor 110.Storage system 118 can also comprise the information being recorded on media described or being recorded in the medium, and this information can program the term of execution processed by processor 110.More specifically, described information can be stored in and be configured to especially preserve storage space or improve in one or more data structures of exchanges data performance.Instruction can be persistently stored as coded signal, and instruction processor 110 can be made to realize in function described herein any one.Medium can be such as CD, disk or flash memory and other media.In operation, processor 110 or certain other controller can make data read another storer such as storer 112 from nonvolatile recording medium, and this storer allows by processor 110 visit information quickly than the storage medium be included in storage system 118.Storer can be arranged in storage system 118 or storer 112, but processor 110 can handle the data in storer 112, and then copies data to the medium be associated with storage system 118 after processing is completed.Multiple parts can manage the data mobile between medium and integrated circuit memory element, and example is not limited to this.In addition, example is not limited to specific accumulator system or storage system.

Although computer system 102 is illustrated as the computer system (it can put into practice various aspect and function) of a type as an example, aspect is not limited to and realizes in computer system 102 as shown in Figure 1.Various aspect and function can have from FIG shown in framework or the different framework of parts or parts one or more computing machines on put into practice.Such as, computer system 102 can comprise the specialized hardware of dedicated programmed, such as, be designed to the special IC (ASIC) performing specific operation disclosed herein.But another embodiment can use the some universal computing devices running and have the MAC OS system X of Motorola PowerPC processor and the some dedicated computing equipment running specialized hardware and operating system to perform identical function.

Computer system 102 can be the computer system comprising operating system, and operating system management is included in hardware element in computer system 102 at least partially.Usually, processor or controller be processor 110 executive operating system such as, described operating system can be the such as Windows NT of the operating system based on Windows that such as can buy from Microsoft, Windows 2000(Windows ME), Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system, the MAC OS system X operating system can bought from Apple Computer, the many operating systems based on Linux can bought from Hong Mao company one of to distribute such as enterprise's (SuSE) Linux OS, the solaris operating system can bought from Sun Microsystems or the UNIX operating system can bought from each provenance.Can use other operating system much, and embodiment is not limited to any specific realization.

Processor 110 defines computer platform together with operating system, to this computer platform, can write application program with high-level programming language.These parts application can be by communication network such as Internet use communication protocol such as TCP/IP transmit executable intermediary bytes code or interpreter code.Similarly, Object-Oriented Programming Language such as .Net, SmallTalk, Java, C++, Ada or C#(C-Sharp can be used) realize aspect.Other Object-Oriented Programming Language can also be used.Alternatively, can using function, script or logic programming language.

In addition, various aspect and function can realize in non-programmed environment, such as, when observed in the window at browser program, provide the aspect of graphical user interface with the document that HTML, XML or other form create or perform other function.In addition, various embodiment may be implemented as programmed element or non-programmed element or its any combination.Such as, HTML can be used to realize webpage, can write with C++ the data object called in webpage simultaneously.Therefore, embodiment is not limited to specific programming language, and any suitable programming language can be used.

Embodiment disclosed herein can perform various function and can use various instrument to realize.Such as, the Web Sphere middleware of existing commercial product such as data base management system (DBMS) as the sql server can bought from the Microsoft of WA Seattle, the oracle database can bought from the Oracle of California Redwood Shores and the MySQL that can buy from the Sun Microsystems of California Santa Clara or integrated software such as can have been bought from the IBM of New York Armonk can be used to come the aspect of realization example sexual system.Run such as sql server computer system may can support according to specific embodiment disclosed herein aspect and do not discuss in the disclosure various other apply databases.Therefore, functional parts disclosed herein can comprise various element, such as executable code, data structure or object, and it is configured to perform function described in it.

system background illustrates

Fig. 2 shows the background diagram of physical component and the logic element comprising distributed system 222.As shown, distributed system 222 is particularly configured to perform various function disclosed herein.Only be not used to example to be restricted to ad hoc structure shown in figure 2 in order to exemplary object about system architecture disclosed in Fig. 2 and content.As will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art, many different exemplary system architecture can be constructed.Select shown in figure 2 specific arrangements to promote clearness.

Information can use any technology at element described herein, flow between parts and subsystem.Such technology comprises such as by TCP/IP transmission of information on network, transmission of information between modules in memory, and carrys out transmission of information by writing file, database or certain other non-volatile memory device.In addition, to replace or except the copying of information, to the instruction of information or other is with reference to being sent out and receiving.On the contrary, replace or except to the instruction of information or other with reference to except, information can be exchanged.The scope not departing from the embodiment discussed for other technology of transmission of information and agreement herein can be used.

With reference to figure 2, system 222 comprises user 202, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 204 and data center 200.The element of data center 200 comprises one group of data center resource supplier and consumer.The example of data center resource supplier can comprise electric power and generate and distributor, cooling medium generation and distributor, floor space, frame, logical network connective software, sensor device and data transmission device, physical network connectivity means, physical access control device, data storage device, distributed application services device, network time synchronization device and Remote Device Control device.

Here is the non-limiting list of various exemplary data center resources supplier.Other embodiment can use other data center resource supplier.Exemplary electric power generates and distributor can comprise transformer, automatic change over (ATS), uninterrupted power supply (ups) Unity, generator, single-phase and three-phase power allocation units (PDU), rack-mounted PDU and the independent supply socket in PDU.Cooling medium generates and distributes the example of supplier and can comprise computer room air processor (CRAH), computer room air-conditioning (CRAC), fuid distribution system, refrigerant distribution system, rack-mounted air-conditioning (RMAC), frame fan, protruding floor, space narrower and small furred ceiling, high-tension room, perforation ceramic tile and puncherless ceramic tile.The connective software of exemplary logical network and data transmission device can comprise domain name system server, Microsoft Active LIST SERVER, VLAN, remote authentication dial-in user service server, Terminal Access Controller access-control system adds server, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol catalogue, remote authentication dial-in user service server, network access control system, fire wall, Ethernet switch DHCP service server, ftp server, by the long-range direct memory access that Internet Protocol connects, load equalizer and InfiniBand switch.The example of physical network connectivity means can comprise network layout, terminal block and physical matrix switch.Exemplary physical space access control apparatus can comprise safety camera, door lock, frame door lock, door contact induction device, card reader and RFID reader.The example sharing data storage device comprises network file system server, network attached storage server and storage area networks server.Exemplary distributed application services comprises Web service server.Exemplary network time synchronization device can comprise Network Time Protocol server.The example of Remote Device Control device can comprise control desk port server and keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch.The example of sensor device can comprise environmental sensor, such as temperature sensor, humidity sensor and pneumatic sensor.

Although the many data center resource (such as, PDU mainly provides electric power) mainly providing single type in these data center resource supplier, any given data center resource supplier is not limited to the data center resource providing single type.Such as, as discussed above, the data center resource of some types can be provided to data centric devices by frame.More specifically, in many examples, cooling, electric power, physical space and weight support resource are provided to the data centric devices be placed in frame by frame.In addition, data center resource supplier also can be data center resource consumer.Such as, PDU provides electric power but consumes floor space.

Some data center's elements can comprise enough computational resources with the operation of control data center resources element.These computational resources normally limited and be suitable for the operation of supported data center resources element.In at least one embodiment, these limited computer resources can be arranged in network management card (NMC)---such as by uninterrupted power source NMC that Schneider Electric Devices has been bought from APC---.

Specific data center element comprises data center management appliance 206, communication network 208, PDU 210, CRAH 212, CRAC 214, UPS 216 and RMAC 218 and sensor device 220 shown in figure 2.Except the network of other type, network 208 can also be dedicated network (such as LAN, WAN, extranet or Intranet) or can be public network (such as the Internet).In the embodiment illustrated, network 208 is LAN.Each shown in figure 2 in data center's element can communicate information to data center management appliance 206 by network 208.This information can comprise positive evidence and the circumstantial evidence of the existing or upcoming non-standard mode of operation of designation data center part, the out of Memory of such as slow or invalid data center resource supplier behavior, non-standard environmental condition or the display shortage of normal supply or the consumption of data center resource.

As shown in Figure 2, data center management appliance 206 is configured to non-standard operating influence analysis interface 204 is supplied to external entity, such as user 202.Data center management appliance to be designed to be arranged in data center environment and to adapt to the harshness industrial computer system of data center environment.Data center management appliance is manufactured into the one group of clearly defined function performing and be directed to data center's simulation, monitoring and control.

In another embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 204 is configured to receive the instruction of one or more data centers element for non-standard Operations Analyst, and the result of non-standard Operations Analyst is shown to user 202.In at least one embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 204 is the user interfaces based on browser being provided by data center management appliance 206 and reproduce.In another embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface be receive and in response to the system interface called made according to predetermined interface protocol.In other embodiments, other suitable user and system interface technology can be used.Therefore, according to various embodiments, non-standard operating influence analysis 204 can comprise the multiple independent interface providing the initiation of non-standard Operations Analyst and the examination of result.

According to various embodiment, data center management appliance 206 is configured to the analysis of the non-standard operation carrying out one or more data centers element.In certain embodiments, described analysis comprises the calculating of the impact of the non-standard operation determined in polytype data center resource.In these embodiments, described analysis also consider data center's element be whether data center resource supplier, consumer or both.

Such as, user may wish the impact determining the CRAC operated in a non-standard manner under specific data center configuration.Provide this target, user can select CRAC to be used for analyzing.When analyzed, data center management appliance can calculate the non-standard operation of CRAC to the data center resource of two types, that is, the impact of electric power and cooling.More specifically, these calculating can reflect that CRAC provides the fact of cooling and power consumption.Therefore embodiment provides the strict multidimensional analysis of the impact of the non-standard operation of data center's element.

exemplary system architecture

Fig. 3 provides the specific physical configuration of data center management appliance 206 and the more detailed explanation of logic configuration.System architecture discussed below and content only in order to exemplary object, and are not defined as and limit implementations to ad hoc structure shown in Figure 3.As obvious for those skilled in the art, many different exemplary system architecture can be constructed.Select specific arrangements shown in Figure 3 to promote clearness.

In the embodiment illustrated in figure 3, data center management appliance 206 comprises non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302, cooling s imulation device 304, electric power simulator 306, network connectivty simulator 308, weight support simulator 310 and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312.As shown, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 supports simulator 310 and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 Exchange Analysis information with external entity such as user 202 and cooling s imulation device 304, electric power simulator 306, network connectivty simulator 308, weight.This analytical information can comprise the information of the impact about the non-standard operation analyzing one or more data centers element.The example of analytical information comprise data center's element that instruction is target with non-standard operating influence analysis information, describe non-standard operation quantitative and qualitative analysis information, by the data center resource etc. of non-standard operating influence.Each in simulator 304,306,308 and 310 is all analyzed 302 Exchange Analysis information and exchanges data center configuration information with Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 with non-standard operating influence.

In the embodiment described in figure 3, Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 comprises the element being configured to store and retrieve configuration management information.Usually, this configuration management information can comprise the characteristic at data of description center or any information of element.Therefore, configuration management information can comprise the position of the physical size of data center, data centric devices and other data center's element and identity and data center resource capacity, redundancy and requirement working time.Configuration management information also can comprise data center's element characteristics, such as data center resource consumption and production information.This consumption and production information can comprise the history of the data center resource produced by data center's element or consumed, the measured value of experience.To consume and production information can also comprise based on theoretical modeling value (such as, nameplate value) or based on the production of historical measurements that is stored, experience and consumption rate value.

In certain embodiments, data center management appliance 206 uses historical measurements carry out to maintain one group of data center resource consumption in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 and produce benchmark.In one embodiment, to the manufacturer of data center part and model these benchmark specific be based on data center's element reality, the summary of practical purposes instead of theoretical value (such as, nameplate value).In another embodiment, benchmark based on experience and theoretical value, that is, the combination of measured data and the data of simulation.The example that can be used as the summary of benchmark also comprises minimum inter alia, maximum and average data center resource consumption or production, as the function of time data center resource consumption or produce such as by the sky in week, the electric power in the week in year etc. or cooling consume or produce, real data center resources when the change of heart resource consumption or production is requested in the data consumes or produces, and as the data center resource consumption of the function of data center's element utilization rate or production.---benchmark of client or system provider's input and ongoing parameter measurement can be comprised---from the initial design about data center and collect the information for calculating described summary.Utilize actual historical measurements can cause summary more more accurate than nameplate value, and can provide again and simulate more accurately.

Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 can take the form that information can be stored any logical organization on a computer-readable medium, comprises flat file, the file of tape index, hierarchical data base, relational database or object-oriented database.In addition, replace or except the actual copy of data, link, pointer, indicator and to data other reference can be stored, unique and external key relation and index can be used to carry out simulated data.Unique and external key relation and index can be set up to guarantee data integrity and data interchange performance between various field and table.

In addition, these various fields and each structure in table and content depend on the type of data stored therein.Therefore, at least one embodiment, the data structure in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 and object are particularly configured to stored configuration management information.Therefore, in this embodiment, any process of accessing these data must be particularly configured to the type explaining the data of accessing.

According in some embodiments of Fig. 3, simulator 304,306,308 and 310 comprises and is configured to simulate nonstandard numbers according to the element of center part operation on the impact of the availability of some data center resource in data center.Based on produced data center resource availability, simulator 304,306,308 and 310 determine other data center element will how by nonstandard numbers according to center part operating influence.More specifically, in this embodiment, each in simulator 304,306,308 and 310 comprises the element being configured to provide interface, and simulator can by the information of this interface about the one or more data centers element being target with non-standard operating influence analysis.The information that is target with non-standard operating influence analysis that this information can comprise which data center's element of instruction, and can comprise qualitatively and define the information of the non-standard operation shown by target data center part quantitatively.In the embodiment illustrated in figure 3, each in simulator 304,306,308 and 310 can receive this information from non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.

In addition, in this embodiment, each in simulator 304,306,308 and 310 comprises the element being configured to provide interface, and described simulator can receive configuration management information by this interface from Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312.This configuration management information can comprise data center resource for the various data centers element be included in the data center of simulation and produce and consumption information, such as benchmark consumption and throughput rate.According to this embodiment, each in simulator 304,306,308 and 310 has the element being configured to use the information received from non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312, with the non-standard mode of operation of simulated target data center element.These simulators also comprise the availability that is configured to determine the data center resource being subject to the impact that nonstandard numbers operates according to center part and produce and store the element that expection is subject to the list of data center's element of produced data center resource availability impact.This list can comprise expection and be subject to non-standard operating influence and the instruction defining quantitatively and qualitatively data center's element of the operation of the change of the data center's element affected.In addition, in this embodiment, each in simulator comprises the element being configured to the result of analysis is supplied to non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.The result provided by simulator can comprise the list of the data center's element be such as affected.

In the illustrated embodiment, each availability all concentrating on simulation particular data center resources in simulator 304,306,308 and 310, and how about the availability of the simulation of data center resource affects other element of data center.Particularly, cooling s imulation device 304 concentrates on analysis cooling, and electric power simulator 306 concentrates on analyzes electric power, and network connectivty simulator 308 concentrates on analyzes network connectivty, and weight supports that simulator 310 concentrates on the support of analysis weight.Each in these simulators can use special analogue technique to determine the impact that nonstandard numbers operates according to center part.Such as, in one embodiment, cooling s imulation device 304 is used in U.S. Patent number 7,596,476 and U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 11/342, the analogue technique discussed in 300, the title of these two patents is all " METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FACILITY POWER ANDCOOLING ", and each patent is all incorporated into hereby by reference.Although embodiment shown in Figure 3 shows four simulators, other simulator can be used and embodiment is not limited to the simulator of any particular group.And, in certain embodiments, the hybrid analog-digital simulation device concentrating on multiple data center resource can be used.

As shown in Figure 3, data center management appliance 206 exposes non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 to exchange non-standard Operations Analyst data with external entity such as user 202.Among other information, these non-standard Operations Analyst data information that can also to comprise the information for non-standard Operations Analyst relevant to the specific data center element selected by external entity relevant with the result analyzed with non-standard operating influence.In one embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 comprises the element being configured to receive the configuration management information about data center's element such as router, CRAC and UPS from Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312.According to this embodiment, the element of non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 is also configured to use configuration management information that the instruction of data center's element is shown to external entity.In addition, according to this embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 has and is configured to receive which data center's element is selected the instruction for non-standard Operations Analyst element by external entity.

In some embodiments of foundation Fig. 3, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 comprises the element of the data center resource of the impact being configured to the non-standard operation determined being subject to selected data center's element.Such as, according to this embodiment, if user 202 asks the non-standard operating influence analysis to CRAC unit, with reference to the configuration management information be stored in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 determines that cooling and electric power all will be affected.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the element be included in non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 is configured to start the one or more simulators corresponding with the data center resource being subject to non-standard operating influence.In the embodiments of figure 3, simulator 304,306,308 and 310 can be used to the impact of simulating non-standard operation, the consumption that non-standard operation affects cooling respectively, electric power, network connectivty and weight are supported or production.Other embodiment can use additional simulator.In addition, in this embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 comprises and being configured to from simulator 304,306,308 and 310 receiving and analyzing result and the element of the external entity of the non-standard operating influence analysis of the request that described result returned to, and external entity is user 202 in this embodiment.In other embodiments, described result is stored in database by non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302, and this database may be used for performing further to be analyzed and thus obtains the further understanding of the performance characteristic of specific data center configuration.

Table 1 shows an embodiment of the information that may be produced by the non-standard operating influence analysis of data center, and data center comprises frame 1, frame 2, frame 3, RMAC 1, RMAC 2 and PDU1.Embodiment can comprise the object information of other type, and embodiment is not limited to the particular kind of relationship in the object information of particular group or object information.

Table 1

	Frame 1	Frame 2	Frame 3
				RMAC 1	Fault	Fault	Not impact
RMAC 2	Not impact	Fault	Fault
				PDU 1	Fault	Not impact	Not impact

As shown in table 1, if RMAC 1 is out of order, then frame 1 and frame 2 are out of order and frame 3 maintenance not impact.If RMAC 2 is out of order, then frame 1 keeps not impact and frame 2 and frame 3 to be out of order.If last PDU1 is out of order, then frame 1 is out of order and frame 2 and frame 3 do not meet with impact.This information shows that frame 1 is subject to the impact of RMAC 1 and PDU1, and frame 2 is subject to the impact of RMAC 1 and RMAC 2, and frame 3 is only subject to the impact of RMAC 2.Data center personnel can use this information to design the data center configuration of the possibility of the fault be minimized in some important frame.As for the data center be pre-existing in, the correlativity that data center personnel can use this information to come between determining data center element, and provide preferential maintenance to the data center's element to important frame provisioning resources.Therefore, embodiment provides the comprehensive analysis of the non-standard operation of data center's element by the impact calculating the non-standard operation in all affected data center resource.

In at least one embodiment of foundation Fig. 3, when the operation of the result instruction additional data centers element of previous non-standard operation simulation will be affected, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 will also comprise the element being configured to initiate non-standard operation simulation that is additional, cascade.Such as, the result of the non-standard operation of simulating of the protruding floor tile of perforation can indicate UPS also will be out of order.The non-standard operation of protruding floor tile can reduce the air-flow through ceramic tile caused by a lot of condition.When this condition is met, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 will initiate addition simulation to analyze the impact of the non-standard operation of UPS.The analysis of the result of the non-standard operation of the UPS simulated can cause again the non-standard operation simulation added.By this way, embodiment accurately any downstream effect of the non-standard operation of simulated data center part or upstream effects.

According to various embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 has the result that is configured to analyze in response to non-standard operating influence and takes the element of corrective action.In certain embodiments, the operation that non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 is configured to by changing data center's element takes this corrective action to compensate the effect of non-standard operation.In one embodiment, the load on data center's element of the non-standard operation of experience can be transferred to other data center's element with capacity sufficient to supplement described load at least partially by non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.Such as, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 can by indicate two other load from PDU to out of order PDU supply electric power out of order PDU is responded.In another example, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 can respond to the interpolation of virtual machine or by virtual machine being moved on to the completely new fault of one group of server to the server of the part as particular virtual machine by initiating another server.

In another embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 can change demand to affected data center resource by the closedown of the subset initiating data center element.In this embodiment, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 which subset of being configured to determining data center element based on close the subset relevant with the availability of affected data center resource potential benefit and based on the process with the data center's element operated in a non-standard manner and the element support of affected data center important ratio compared with the process supported by subset importance and close.The importance of process can such as be determined with reference to the importance of the commercial operation supported by described process.In some instances, subset is closed and can be comprised all or part of of affected data center element.Therefore some embodiments provide the quick and intelligent response of the potential impact of the non-standard operation behavior to data center part.

In various embodiments, non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 adopts various technology, user interface element and interface metaphor to exchange information with external entity.Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 shows two screens 400 and 500, and it is included in exemplary non-standard operating influence analysis interface such as non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.As shown, screen 400 comprises data center's drop-down menu 402, floor editing device 404, Active Alerts part 406 and checks affects button 408.Drop-down menu 402 comprises the element of the logical expressions being configured to the level showing data center part.According to various embodiment, the grade be presented in described level is configurable.In the illustrated embodiment, the grade of level comprises main level, is called as " the world(world) " and grade through the position of specified data center part is more accurately advanced.As shown, these grades comprise data center's grade, room grade, row grade and frame grade.When starting specific grade, drop-down menu 402 shows the data center's element dropped under started grade.

In addition, in embodiment shown in Figure 4, drop-down menu 402 comprises the element being configured to indicate the data center's element operated in a non-standard manner.These instructions can adopt various forms, including, but not limited to highlighting, painted, shade, boldface letter etc.In the illustrated embodiment, drop-down menu shows that RM PDU1 has stopped communicating with the data center management appliance of the non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 of display.

As shown, floor editing device 404 shows the visual representation of the physical layout of data center.In this embodiment, floor editing device also shows the indicator 410 that instruction RM PDU1 has stopped communicating.Also as directed, Active Alerts part 406 provides the additional information about the data center's element operated in a non-standard manner.In this example, as shown, Active Alerts part 406 provides the additional information about RM PDU1.Also as directed, check and affect button 408 upon being activated by the non-standard operating influence analysis of data center's element of making non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302 initiate to select, and use the screen 500 shown in Fig. 5 to provide the result of analysis.In the example illustrated, the data center's element selected for non-standard operating influence analysis is RM PDU1.

As discussed above, Fig. 5 shows the screen 500 for showing the result that non-standard operating influence is analyzed.In the illustrated embodiment, screen 500 comprises data center's drop-down menu 502, IT affects part 504, electric power affects part 506, cooling affects part 508, group/label affects part 510.As shown, drop-down menu 502 comprises and is configured to indicate the result analyzed according to non-standard operating influence by the element of affected data center element.In the illustrated embodiment, affected data center element is server 103984, Web server 1, Batman in case and the Internet.

The other parts of screen 500 provide the larger details of the result about non-standard Operations Analyst.Such as, electric power affects part 506 and comprises and be configured to show result that electric power analyzes according to non-standard operating influence by the element of the instruction of affected data center element.In the example illustrated, electric power is affected part 506 and indicates all data centers element consuming the electric power distributed by RM PDU1 to be expected the impact of the non-standard operation being subject to RM PDU1.Also as directed, cooling affects part 508 and comprises the element being configured to the instruction showing data center, and the result that the cooling of described data center is analyzed according to non-standard operating influence will be affected.In the example illustrated, the data center's element consuming or produce cooling is not had to be expected the impact of the non-standard operation being subject to RM PDU1.

In the illustrated embodiment, group/label affects part 510 and comprises and be configured to be presented at result which logical groups of limiting in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312 analyzes according to non-standard operating influence by the element of affected instruction.In the example illustrated, the result that the data center's element as the member of following group is analyzed according to non-standard operating influence will be affected: Web development, Hennik Leeberg, CAT5e and CAT6.Also as directed, IT impact analysis part 504 has the element being configured to the instruction showing data center part, and the result that the network connectivty of described data center element is analyzed according to non-standard operating influence will be affected.In addition, IT affects the element that part 510 has the operation reformed additional information by how being configured to provide about affected data center element and affected data center element.In the example illustrated, server 103984 and Web server 1 are all expected no longer connected to the network.Batman in case and the Internet are expected the loss only experiencing redundancy, but maintenance activity on network.Therefore, embodiment provides non-standard operating influence analysis interface, and it provides the non-standard Operations Analyst information of the shown non-standard operation merging actual non-standard operation information such as RM PDU1 and leap data center resource and consumption and produces the non-standard operation information of simulation of data center's element of these data center resource.

Each in interface disclosed herein all exchanges information with various supplier and consumer.These suppliers and consumer can comprise any external entity, except other entity, also comprise user and system.In addition, input can be restricted to a predetermined class value by each in interface disclosed herein, and makes any information of input effective before being supplied to other parts in use information or by information.In addition, in interface disclosed herein each can before interacting with external entity or period confirm the identity of external entity.These functions can stop incorrect data to the introducing in system or the unauthorized access to system.

non-standard operating influence process

Various embodiment is provided for the process of the impact of the non-standard operation of the element analyzing data center.Fig. 6 shows such process 600, it comprises following action: determine by the data center resource of the non-standard operating influence of data center's element, select the simulator coming simulated data center about affected data center resource, and the impact analysis of the non-standard operation of reaction of formation data center element.In at least one embodiment of foundation Fig. 6, data center management appliance is arranged and is configured to the data center management appliance 206 of the action performed in the process of being included in 600.Process 600 starts from 602.

In action in 604, affected center resources is determined.According to various embodiment, data center management appliance is determined by the data center resource of the non-standard operating influence of data center's element by the element performing non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.Below with reference to Fig. 7, the action according to these embodiments is discussed.

In action in 606, select simulator.According to some embodiments, data center management appliance selects to concentrate on the simulator of established data center resources in 604 in action by the element performing non-standard operating influence analysis interface 302.Below with reference to Fig. 8, the action according to these embodiments is discussed.

In action in 608, generate impact analysis.According to some embodiments, data center management appliance use multiple simulator such as simulator 304,306,308 and 310 to generate impact analysis.Below with reference to Fig. 9, the action according to these embodiments is discussed.

Process 600 ends at 610.Non-standard operating influence analysis process permission data center operations staff according to process 600 is identified in the potential weakness in specific data center configuration, and pays the utmost attention in response to the action of nonstandard numbers according to center part behavior in the mode being suitable for the seriousness affected.Due to many reasons, process such as process 600 can be initiated.In one embodiment, process 600 is initiated by the management system of the one or more data centers element operated in a non-standard manner when detecting.In another embodiment, process 600 is answered the request of external entity and is performed to determine the impact of the non-standard operation supposed.

As above about the action 604 shown in Fig. 6 discuss, various embodiment is provided for determining the process by the data center of the non-standard operating influence of data center's element.Fig. 7 shows such process 700, it comprise receive with the action of the non-standard operating influence analysis data center's element that is target, read configuration management information action and store by the action of the data center resource of non-standard operating influence.Process 700 starts from 702.

In action in 704, data center management appliance provides interface, the instruction of data center's element that data center management appliance can be target with non-standard operating influence analysis by this interface.In at least one embodiment, system interface is exposed to external system by network such as network 208 by the data center management appliance performing this action.In another embodiment, data centric devices provides user interface to user.In in these embodiments two, the information that data center management appliance receives about data center's element is used for non-standard behavioural analysis.This information can comprise the information identifying the information of target data center part and the non-standard operation of define objective data center element.

In action in 706, data center management appliance reads the configuration management information relevant to the data center's element taking analysis as target.In one embodiment, data center management appliance reads this configuration management information from Configuration Management Database (CMDB) such as Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 312.This configuration management information can comprise the consumption of target data center part and produce the instruction of which data center resource.In action in 708, the data center resource being consumed by target data center part or produced is stored in local storage (such as data-carrier store 118) by data center management appliance.

Process 700 ends at 710.Various embodiments according to process 700 enable data center management appliance determine, and which data center resource may be subject to the impact of the non-standard operation of target data center part.Such as, if CRAC object is non-standard operating influence analysis, process 700 can determine that the electric power that consumed by CRAC and the cooling supplied by CRAC can be changed by the non-standard operation of CRAC.

As above about the action 606 shown in Fig. 6 discuss, when target data center part operates in a non-standard manner, various embodiment is provided for selecting one or more simulator with the process of the availability of simulated data center resources.Fig. 8 shows such process 800, and it comprises the action of reading data center resource to be simulated, the action of reading available simulator and determines which available simulator should be used to the action of simulated data center resources.Process 800 starts from 802.

In action in 804, data center management appliance reads data center resource to be simulated from local storage.In action in 806, data center management appliance reads the information about the simulator that can be used for simulated data center resources from local storage.In one embodiment, this information specify to simulate cooling, electric power, network connectivty and weight support simulator be available.Can use other simulator, and embodiment is not limited to the simulator of particular group.In action in 808, data center management appliance determines the simulator being applicable to data center resource to be simulated best.In one embodiment, data center management appliance selects the simulator concentrating on the simulation data center resource identical with data center resource to be simulated simply.

Process 800 ends at 810.Process according to process 800 allows data center management appliance to determine the non-standard operation of which simulator for simulated target data center element.Such as, if CRAC object is non-standard operating influence analysis, process 800 can be determined to concentrate on total impact that the simulator such as cooling s imulation device 304 cooled and the simulator such as electric power simulator 306 concentrating on electric power should be used to determine the non-standard operation of CRAC.

As above about action 608 shown in Fig. 6 discuss, various embodiment provides data center management appliance to generate the process of impact analysis.Fig. 9 shows such process 900, it action comprising the action of the selected information needed for simulator of gathering, the action of execution simulator and analysis result is returned to external entity.Process 900 starts from 902.

In action in 904, data center management appliance assembles the selected information needed for simulator.This information also can comprise with the quantitative and qualitative analysis information of the non-standard operating influence analysis instruction of data center's element that is target, the non-standard operation of define objective data center element and specified data center and the configuration management information of physical layout being arranged in the device in data center except other information.In action in 906, the information that data center management appliance is assembled in 904 above using in action performs selected simulator and the result of simulation is stored in local storage.In action in 908, the result of simulation is supplied to the entity that the non-standard operating influence of request is analyzed by data center management appliance.

Process 900 ends at 910.When process 900 completes, data center management appliance has successfully carried out non-standard operating influence analysis.Such as, if CRAC object is non-standard operating influence analysis, process 900 can provide the result of the minimizing of the increase of regulation available power and available cooling.In addition, this result can specify how the operation of other data center's element will be affected by the minimizing of the increase of available power and available cooling.In addition, as discussed above, the result that data center management appliance can be analyzed based on non-standard operating influence is taked with corrective action, and embodiment comprises the method for carrying out this corrective action.

The action of each particular sequence described in specific embodiment in process 600 to 900.Can by or use one or more data center management appliance as discussed in this article to realize being included in these processes each in action.Some action are optional, therefore can be omitted according to one or more embodiment.In addition, the order of action can be changed, or other action can be added, and not depart from the scope of the apparatus and method discussed herein.In addition, as discussed above, at least one embodiment, described action at the machine of specific special configuration, that is, the data center management appliance configured according to embodiment disclosed herein is performed.

Have now been described some illustrative aspects, concerning should be obvious those of skill in the art, foregoing teachings be only illustrative and not restrictive, only illustrates as an example.Similarly, aspect may be used for the target realizing other.Such as, in one embodiment, replace (or except) to analyze except the impact of non-standard operation, the result that data center management appliance can be analyzed based on non-standard operating influence takes corrective action.Many amendments and other illustrative embodiment those of ordinary skill in the art scope in and be envisioned for fall into apparatus and method disclosed herein scope in.Particularly, although many embodiments in this paper relate to the particular combination of method action or system element, should be appreciated that, otherwise can combine those action with those elements to realize identical target.

Claims

1., for a computer implemented method for the non-standard operation of the element at simulated data center, comprising:

Determine by least one first data center resource of at least one first data center's elements affect;

Select at least one first simulator based at least one first data center resource described and at least one first data center's element described from multiple different simulator at least in part, at least one first simulator described is configured to the non-standard operation of simulation at least one first data center's element described to the impact of the availability of at least one the first data center resource described; And

Use at least one first simulator described to generate the first impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element described, wherein generate described analysis and comprise at least one the second data center's element identified by the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein determine that at least one first data center resource described comprises and receive configuration management information from the database of benchmark, described benchmark calculates based on the measurement result obtained during the operation of described data center at least in part based on analog information at least in part.

3. the method for claim 1, wherein selects at least one first simulator described to comprise selection at least two simulators, and generates described impact analysis and comprise the impact analysis generating and cross at least two data center resource.

4. the method for claim 1, wherein selects at least one first simulator described to comprise from described multiple simulator and selects at least one first simulator described from multiple simulators of at least one simulator comprised cooling s imulation device and electric power simulator.

5. the method for claim 1, wherein generates described first impact analysis and comprises:

Generate the list of serious affected data center element; And

Generate the list with data center's element of the redundancy be affected.

6. method as claimed in claim 5, also comprises:

Determine by least one second data center resource of at least one the 3rd data center's elements affect identified in the described list of serious affected data center element;

At least one second simulator is selected from described multiple simulator at least in part based at least one second data center resource described and at least one the 3rd data center's element described; And

At least one second simulator described is used to generate the second impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one the 3rd data center's element described.

7. the method for claim 1, also comprises and provides described impact analysis to external entity.

8. method as claimed in claim 7, provides described impact analysis to comprise wherein to described external entity and provides described impact analysis by system interface to external system.

9. method as claimed in claim 7, provides described impact analysis to comprise wherein to described external entity and provides described impact analysis by user interface to user.

10., for a device for the non-standard operation of the element at simulated data center, comprising:

For determining by the module of at least one the first data center resource of at least one first data center's elements affect;

For selecting the module of at least one the first simulator at least in part from multiple different simulator based at least one first data center resource described and at least one first data center's element described, at least one first simulator described is configured to simulate the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element described to the impact of the availability of at least one the first data center resource described; And

For using at least one first simulator described to generate the module of the first impact analysis of the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element described, described first impact analysis identification is by least one second data center's element of the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.

11. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein for determining that the module of at least one the first data center resource described also receives configuration management information for the database from benchmark, described benchmark is at least in part based on analog information with calculate based on the measurement result obtained during the operation of described data center at least in part.

12. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein for selecting the described module of at least one first simulator described and the described impact analysis of generation also for selecting at least two simulators and generating the impact analysis of crossing at least two data center resource.

13. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein for selecting the described module of at least one the first simulator described from described multiple simulator also for selecting at least one first simulator described from multiple simulators of at least one simulator comprised in cooling s imulation device and electric power simulator.

14. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein for generate described first impact analysis described module also for:

Generate the list of serious affected data center element; And

Generate the list with data center's element of the redundancy be affected.

15. devices as claimed in claim 14, also comprise:

For determining by the module of at least one the second data center resource of at least one the 3rd data center's elements affect identified in the described list of serious affected data center element;

For selecting the module of at least one the second simulator at least in part from described multiple simulator based at least one second data center resource described and at least one the 3rd data center's element described; And

The module of the second impact analysis is generated for using at least one second simulator described.

16. devices as claimed in claim 10, also comprise the module for providing described impact analysis to external entity.

17. devices as claimed in claim 16, wherein said for providing the module of described impact analysis also for providing described impact analysis by system interface to external system to described external entity.

18. devices as claimed in claim 16, wherein said for providing the module of described impact analysis also for providing described impact analysis by user interface to user to described external entity.

19. devices as claimed in claim 10, also comprise:

For analyzing the module of the impact of the non-standard operation of at least one first data center's element for multiple data center resource, comprise for the described module analyzed:

For identifying by the module of at least one second data center's element of the non-standard operating influence of at least one first data center's element described.

20. devices as claimed in claim 19, the described module wherein for analyzing comprises the module of at least one for analyzing in cooling and electric power.